Hi, has anyone suffered with watery eyes through chemo? If so was there any eyedrops that helped? I finished my chemo 2 weeks ago but my eyes are still constantly watery and I have tears running down my cheeks. It looks like I am crying all the time ...
I’m 2 week into my first EC chemo and have not had a bad experience so far apart from very sore ulcers on my tongue and gums feel tender . The ulcers are making me pretty miserable and I’m finding it hard to eat , even drinking water causes pain. I’ve...
Hello all. I am in remission from TNBC and finished radiotherapy six months ago. After it, I had no side effects at all, absolutely nothing! I have got it into my head that this might mean that the treatment was not effective. I would feel so much better...
Hi, have had 5 months chemo followed by mastectomy and part lymph removal, followed by second op with complete auxiliary clearance as there was still cancer remaining. I am HER2 positive so have been given the chance of having TDM1. Just wondered if anyone...
I'm on daily Letrozole, and Herceptin injections every 3 weeks until August this year. Amongst other delights, I've had fatigue and joint pain/swelling, especially my hands, which seemed to be getting worse. I know Herceptin is cumulative. Then my husband...
Hi, I’m new here (I wrote a hello post separately) but I just wondered if anyone else has dealt with the start of hair loss… it seems to have affected me more than I thought it would. I knew that it would go, they said it would, but today the first little...
Had my 3rd EC Chemotherapy on Wednesday now going onto 3 Docetaxel. My Oncologist has spoken to me about some of the side effects such as black finger and toe nails, red hands and feet and possibly numb fingers, it sounds worse than my side effects from...
Hi everyone, I am due to start my chemo next week Thursday. Yesterday I got really bad back pain (inflamed joint and muscle). Its so bad I can't sit and only walk a few steps. Everything is cramped up. GP gave me anti inflammatory and painkillers. Its...
After 2 years of not catching covid, despite cleaning it up in a hospital, & my last jab was last year in march .I have now caught covid. I went out with me mum ,sister nephew on mother's Day,. Caught it off me mum, my whole family is ill. At the...
I write this message in shear desperation as I have just given up more job due to mental stress and lack of support. I am over surgery and awaiting radiotherapy and work within the nhs. I work within a management role whoever have felt all along the support...
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